New mail messages from the LotusDomino server arrive on your device automatically and can trigger a notification event, such as a tone or a device vibration. Updates made on the device, such as sending a new mail message or changing a calendar entry, sync with the server as soon as a network connection is available.

Lotus Notes Traveler provides a simple, easy-to-use interface with a minimal number of configuration settings. You can customize how much data is synced with the device to optimize the use of device memory.

The Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.3 server is installed on a computer running LotusDomino 8.5.3 and runs as a LotusDomino server task. For basic configurations, the Lotus Notes Traveler component operates immediately following installation with minimal input required from an administrator. All day-to-day administrator activities are performed using the IBMLotusDomino Administrator client and the LotusDomino remote administration console. Lotus Notes Traveler uses the Domino directory to automatically look up and find users, so there is no manual enrollment procedure.

If you are an IBMLotus Notes or LotusiNotes® user, then you are already enabled as a Lotus Notes Traveler user. Mobile handheld device users only must install the client software depending on the device, and direct the device to a Lotus Notes Traveler server. The device automatically registers with the server and syncing begins immediately for the device.

The primary method for Lotus Notes Traveler clients communicating with the LotusDomino server is through an over-the-air communication channel. Examples include, cellular General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), WiFi (802.11x) or 3G. The Lotus Notes Traveler client works with any secure virtual private network (VPN) installed on the device. It also provides integrated support with IBMLotus Mobile Connect. By using Lotus Mobile Connect, you take advantage of the roaming and secure communication features that logically extend the enterprise network to the mobile device, regardless of the physical network that the device is using. The Lotus Notes Traveler client can connect using public GPRS or GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) networks and still maintain the security and presence of being on a company intranet. Data transmitted between the device and server is compressed to reduce the data traffic to a minimum, which is important over slow traffic links.